WHAT WAS THE TRANSITION LIKE?
I think it was pretty sudden - the opportunities exist out there; you just have to be willing to commit the time. I think what happens is, if you have other obligations going on, it's very hard to do castings, self-submissions, and be taken seriously by your agencies. I signed with another agency, Arizona Model Management, and they placed me at agencies all across the country. I’m now signed in 16 states. This week I've had shoots every single day. I just came from one right before this. We have our shoot tomorrow, but I also have another eighthour day tomorrow as well. I'm really looking forward to Monday because it'll be my first day off in a month of just constant back-to-back work. A lot of that is because of Fashion Week - I had either a show and a fitting or two shoots or two shows. Everything was stacked. For the last solid month, I've been very drained, but so grateful for it all because it really is my release. It’s what has allowed me to be so stable in my mental health. I think without modeling, I would struggle a little bit because modeling forces me to keep my physical, mental, and emotional health in check. I think this profession allows me to be the best version of myself.
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